Carriage-curtain fastening



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WILLIAM H. WEAVER, OF EMMITTSBURG, MARYLAND.

CARRIAGE-CURTAIN FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 'Letters Patent No. 258,831, dated May 30, 1882.

Application filed February 28, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WEAVER, ofEmmittsburg, in the county of Frederick and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Curtain -Holders for Carriages and other purposes, of which the following is a full,cle ar, and exactdescription.

Theobject of my invention is to facilitate the holding of rolled curtains t'orcarriages and other purposes.

The invention consists in a spring-hook attached to the curtain-rail, said hook being adapted to receive the rolled curtain. The hook is swiveled upon the rail, so that it can be turned to project from the rail when the curtain is raised, or to be placed parallel with the same when the curtain is lowered.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is across-sectional elevation of the top rail of a carriage-top provided with my im proved carriage-curtain holder, the curtain being shown rolled up and held in the holder. Fig.2 is an inside perspective view of the same, showiu g the curtain lowered.

The carriage-curtain A is attached and held to the top rail, B, of a carriage-top by astrip, 0, fastened to the under edge of the rail B. A

. circularly-curved spring-hook, D, is swiveled by means of a swivel-plate, F, upon the strip 0, inside of the curtain Athat is, when the curtain hangs down it should cover the springhook D. The spring-hook D can be swiveled upon the rail B as well as upon the strip 0, but should always be on the inside of the curtain, so as not to show when the curtain is lowered. The book D is provided at its outer or free end with a finger loop, or ring, E, and the uppermost point of this ring or loop E should project slighly above the lower edge of the rail B. The hook D, which is curved circularly, forms a loop for receiving the rolled curtain, as shown inFig. 1. If the curtain is in this position and is tobe lowered, the loop or ring E of the hook D is drawn outwardthat is, in the direction of thearrow a-wheretain. If the 'curtain is to be raised, it is rolled up in the usual manner, and the rolled curtain is held above the hooks D, the upper or free ends of which are pulled outward in the direction of the arrow at to admit the rolled curtain.

As soon as the end of a hook is released the spring of the hook closes the same immediately. As the uppermost point of the ring or loop E projects slightly above the lowersurface of the rail B, the spring of the book will press this ring or loop E against the lower edge of the rail 0 or B, whereby the hook D will be held in position when it is parallel with this rail, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the rail B and the curtain A,of the spring-hook D, swiveled upon the rail, substantially as herein shownand described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the railB and the curtain A, of the spring-hook D, provided with a loop or ring, E, at its free end, whiclrhook is swiveled upon the rail, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the rail B and ourtain A, of the hook D and the swivel-plate F, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM H. WEAVER.

, Witnesses: I

JAMES A. ELDER, DANIEL LAWRENCE. 

